bosswoman

Definitions

A female boss.

Equivalents

Examples

“Saturday afternoon, when the street mob was at its heighth, a chauffeur leaned against the corner of Ivey’s, fast asleep . . . The milling folks disturbed him not a bit . . . But his bosswoman made her way through the sea of people and shook him awake⟳.”

“While Eleanor spoke to the bosswoman about price, I took a deep breath and unscrewed the cap from my fountain pen.”

“Hutch adds a hand-clasp to ours in making a big hello to George Landis who won out at Oliver . . . To bosswoman Anita Wong at Chinese Y Canteen . . .”

“Mrs. G. W. Luhr, of Oakland, president of the California Congress of Parents and Teachers, went off the deep end⟳ a few days ago and took a blast at the current high school football regulations.[…]But in this instance, I am of the opinion that Mrs. Luhr is slightly off base⟳ and, while she undoubtedly meant well, the PTA bosswoman must have⟳ been prodded on by some outsiders who have⟳ been instrumental in keeping our high school sports on an outmoded basis for so many years.”

“For this particular scene Miss⟳ Kathleen Kelley, bosswoman of maternity nurses at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital, served in official capacity.”

“Both her parents have⟳ put⟳ Olga in charge of the store, and while her mother spends most nights baking, Olga is, in a sense⟳, the bosswoman.”

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